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Havana Corner: A Darker and Better Cohiba?
Cohibas will be sold next year with a maduro wrapper, according to an announcement last week from Habanos S.A., the global marketing and distribution...more
Posted: July 10, 2006
Cuban Lawsuit Resolved in U.K.
Hunters & Frankau has retained its title as the exclusive distributor of Cuban cigars in the United Kingdom thanks to a court ruling in March....more
Posted: April 7, 2006 By Michael Moretti
Havana Corner: Hanging Around the Harvest
One look is worth 1,000 words. As much as it is a cliché, it means even more in Cuba. Sometimes you just have to see it with your own eyes to really...more
Posted: March 27, 2006
Havana Corner: The Always Evolving World of Habanos
Changes seem to be continuous in Havana's world of fine cigars. Some of the hottest news I heard on the street while in Havana two weeks ago was...more
Posted: March 14, 2006
Havana Corner: Cohiba's 40th Anniversary Smoke Revealed
El Laguito manager Osmar León poses with the 40th Anniversary humidor. The newest Cohiba was unveiled today in Havana, setting a new record in the...more
Posted: March 3, 2006
Havana Corner: Mystery Cohiba in Next Week's Festival in Havana
Cuban cigar aficionados are already speculating about what the 40th birthday of Cohiba will bring in the way of special cigars during next week's...more
Posted: February 23, 2006
Cuba Dealt a Glancing Blow from Wilma
As Hurricane Wilma raced through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida yesterday, it dealt a glancing blow to western...more
Posted: October 24, 2005 By David Savona
Hurricane May Hit Cuban Tobacco Region
Western Cuba was placed on hurricane alert this week as Hurricane Wilma moved slowly toward the Yucatán Peninsula, packing winds of 145 miles per...more
Posted: October 20, 2005 By David Savona
Havana Corner: The End to a Smoking Event
British actor Jeremy Irons stole the show on Friday night during the final event of the VII Festival del Habanos. He was one of a handful of others...more
Posted: February 28, 2005
Havana Corner: Exclusively Exclusive Cigars from Havana
Partagas is making some of the best smokes in Cuba at the moment, so it came as no surprise that the factory unveiled two new sizes, or vitolas ,...more
Posted: February 24, 2005
Havana Corner: Still Smoking in Havana
I have already smoked probably 20 cigars since I arrived in Havana on Saturday. So much for the new antismoking laws in Cuba. I knew that the rules...more
Posted: February 23, 2005
Havana Corner: Two Hot New Cuban Smokes
Special cigars for special markets may be the big concept for Cuban smokes this year. I was in a new cigar smoker's paradise, London's El Floridita...more
Posted: February 3, 2005
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